Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316518919 - C Harris Inc Dba Harris Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 316518919

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 09/27/2012

Site Address:
C Harris Inc Dba Harris Electric
6556 Fir Tree Lane
Orangevale, CA 95662

Mailing Address:
6681 Sierra Ln Ste A, Dublin, CA 94568

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/16/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 01/16/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102681384

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202493771

Event: 08/21/2012

Line Worker Falls from Utility Pole Following Gaff Cutout

At approximately 12:00 p.m. (noon) on August 21, 2012, Employee #1 was working as an electrical power installer or repairer for an electrical contractor at a jobsite located in Orangevale, CA. The contractor had recently been awarded a contract to perform basic pole maintenance on 32,000 poles for the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Employee #1 had just been hired to help with this contract. Employee #1 had completed a line worker training program and was a certified pole climber with approximately one year of experience. As he was coming down from a transmission pole and approximately 10 to 12 feet (3.0 to 3.7 meters) from the ground, he "gaffed out" (or experienced a gaff cutout) and fell onto a pile of leaves on the ground. He sustained a fractured back. According to Employee #1, he was not free climbing. Instead, he was using a Buckingham Model Number 386699E positioning strap, which was compliant with ASTM standard F887-91. The spikes on his gaffs were longer than 1.25 inches (32 millimeters).

Keywords: E GI V, FRACTURE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRICAL WORK, BACK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, UTILITY POLE, CUTOUT--GAFF

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316518919			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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